Our Future

Chapter 5 - She Suits You

"W-what." Elsa stared at her mother and gently let go of her hand. Iduna sighed.

"I'm form the past Elsa. Judging by your age I would say about seven years or so." Iduna confessed. Elsa stared blankly at her.

"You lost your memories, that's all." Elsa forced a smile. Iduna shook her head.

"I wish that was true. I'm sorry I gave you false hope." She watched Elsa back away.

"I don't understand Mother. The past? A different reality? You're not. You're you. You're alive and." Elsa paused. "Look exactly the way I remembered." Elsa finished in realization.

"Yes. I'm from a past where your father and I never set sail to Ahtohallan. It was however, a thought until she walked into our lives." Iduna explained. "We thought she could help. Instead She turned both you and your sister against us."

"She?" Elsa swallowed the lump forming in her throat.

"Ahtohallan's creator, Ahto herself." Iduna explained.

"Hmmm. So, the legends are true." Yelena pondered.

"Ahto? A person created Ahtohallan? How is that possible?" Elsa asked.

"Magic. Dark magic" Yelena muttered. Iduna nodded.

"I can assure you she is not human. That woman is a monster." Iduna spat.

"I've been to Ahtohallan Mother. It showed me truths about you and father, the truth between Northuldra and Arendelle. There was no woman, just memories." Elsa explained. Iduna looked thoughtful.

"She came to our time from the future. I can only assume it was this future. She's trying to find her way back." Iduna let out a shaky breath. "And she's using my daughters to do it. Adgar, he tried so hard to save your past self Elsa but your heart was so full of rage. Ahto was able to utilize that and he." Iduna's fought to hold back tears. "He didn't make it."

"What your saying is madness." Elsa felt her tears fall.

"Elsa." Yelena walked placed an arm on her forearm. The girl pulled her arm away.

"Don't. Please." Elsa turned from the older women wrapping her arms around herself.

"Elsa. You are letting your emotions and panic cloud your judgment." Yelena scolded as ice formed under Elsa's feet. The blond shook head and dismissed the ice.

"I'm sorry. Can we continue this later? I need to step outside." Elsa left without receiving and answer.

"That girl is a real handful." Yelena murmured.

"Still. You are doing a lot better at showing her the ways of life than I've ever had. I can tell. That, and you are not afraid or intimidated by her." Iduna pointed out. Yelena scoffed.

"She's just another hot-headed youth. What about you Iduna. Do you fear Elsa?" Yelena asked and raised her eyebrow in question as Iduna began to laugh.

"Which one? Depending on who you choose, yes, I am terrified." She admitted.

"We have a lot to talk about." Yelena declared. Iduna nodded in agreement

"Yes, I suppose we do."

Honeymaren trudged through the water with nothing but her chest wrap on and her pants hiked up to her knees. She threaded her fingers through the fishing net and began dragging in the large catch.

"Oh good! This should be plenty if Ryder scored just as much." Honeymaren said proudly as she began to untangle the fish from the net. She began skinning and gutting her catch one by one. She paused as she heard footsteps approaching and rolled her eyes. "Ryder, I swear if you came back here with not a single skinned fish I'm going to." She was silenced as two slender arms wrapped around her bare torso.